/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: "If you love me, you will obey what I command." (John 14:15) Geo-Thermal Vegetables: Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 2 Icelanders have been utilizing their abundance of geothermal energy for many good causes. Not only do they use this energy to generate electricity, to heat their homes, and to fill their hot water tanks, they also utilize it to heat greenhouses for the purpose of growing fruits and vegetables. Utilizing this kind of ene ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: 1 Cor 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. It's Free I was doing my monthly bills again recently. The stack was huge, so I took a moment to enjoy the balance at ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: "You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus..." (Gal 3:26) If Only I Could be a Fly on the Wall... I once encountered a pleasant, middle-aged individual volunteering at a local theatre. I already knew how much seats to this particular show cost (125$ to 750$ per seat!), and I couldn't help wondering why anyone would want to be a volunteer in such ritzy place. I mean, the hours of training in preparation for each show would ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: Colossians 3:23-24 - And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. InsignificAnt Ants scurry along their pathways, busy working, collecting, and storing. They're so tiny as to be insignificant to us, and yet beyond the frantic busyness that we human beings see, we tend to overlook that their one main purpose in life ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: "Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name - the name you gave me - so that they may be one as we are one." (John 17:11) Three in One: Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 1 The last few moments of a loved one are so precious. During such moments, unless they are unconscious, they will always try to share one last important message to us. My dad was nearing the end of his struggle with brain cancer. He had miraculously recovered ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: 2 Chron 7:14-15 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.  [*]By Answers2Prayer [*]Subscribe Unsubscribe [*]More Illustrations [*]Send a Prayer [*]Contact us The Journey Home 1 Corinthians 2:9 "That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thess 5:16-18) The Wrong Turn 30 minutes in Iceland, and we were already lost. The map showed that a quick jaunt down road 410 would connect us to Highway 1 without us having to drive into Reykjavik. This sounded like a good plan to us, so we dutifully turned off onto Road 410. But the narrow dirt road we soon f ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:13) The Forgotten: Awake Series, Conclusion Walking among the tombs in Port Royal, Nova Scotia, I was saddened to note that all of the wooden grave markers had disintegrated, and many of the headstones had fallen apart. Death had claimed the old as well as the young, and now, even the grave markers could no longer serve as a reminder of ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: 2 John 1:6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love. Walking in Love Sometimes the best moments in a marriage are the simple things that happen. The other day Evelyn and I were walking together in the local mall. We weren't saying much, but we were just holding hands as we passed the stores. At one point Evelyn leaned over to me and quietly said, &q ...Continue Reading

/ Welcome to the Illustrator/ Today's Bible Verse: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive." (John 7:37-39) Invaders on the Loose! Rivers of Faith, Conclusion I would like to conclude this journey about faith with one simple text: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drin ...Continue Reading